Population in Drenthe 30 indicators covering population for Drenthe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 506,529 Number 2025 up 3.7% 401st Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 506,529 Number 2025 up 3.7% 402nd Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 215.61 Thousand heads (animals) 2025 down 17.7% 238th Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 4,037 Number 2024 down 6.1% 771st Population density by NUTS 3 region 189.2 Persons per square kilometre 2024 up 1.9% 715th Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 506,529 Number 2025 up 3.7% 752nd Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 4,037 Number 2024 down 6.1% 399th Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.59 Number 2024 down 13.7% 88th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 361.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.5% 410th Population in private households by educational attainment level and 16.8% 2025 down 17.6% 159th Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 4,408 2024 up 4,691.7% 438th Population in private households by educational attainment level 24.2% 2025 down 20.4% 147th Population in private households by educational attainment level 24.2% 2025 down 20.4% 147th Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 231 Thousand households 2025 up 8.7% 388th Households with access to the internet at home 100.0% 2025 up 6.1% 1st Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 7.9% 2025 down 26.9% 92nd Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 506,529 Number 2025 up 3.7% 751st Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at 96.3% 2024 down 1.8% 183rd Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 4,037 Number 2024 down 6.1% 770th Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 8.5% 2025 down 25.4% 105th Ratio of the proportion of tertiary students over the proportion of 0.7 Rate 2021 up 40.0% 219th Households with broadband access 97.5% 2021 up 15.4% 26th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence 1,144 Rate 2023 up 17.6% 127th Causes of death - standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of 987.95 Rate 2023 down 2.4% 190th Causes of death - crude death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, 3 1,175 Rate 2023 up 21.6% 141st Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate 939.7 Rate 2010 down 2.0% 161st Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 911.1 Rate 2010 up 1.9% 168th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 945.9 Rate 2010 down 5.9% 162nd Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - crude death rate, 3 year average 928.4 Rate 2010 down 2.2% 170th Causes of death by NUTS 2 region - standardised death rate, 3 year 1,014 Rate 2010 down 19.7% 147th